RIFLE SHOOTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22584, 24 November 1936, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING

WHANGAREI DEFENCE CLUB [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI. Monday The Whangarei Defence Rifle Club held a further shoot yesterday in the Rose Bowl >■ series. Best scores were:—J. Norris, 50 at 200 yards. 4 7 at 300 yards, scratch, total 97; W. Norris, 4S, 47, scr—9s; K. J. Clark, 42, 45 (j—93; J. Litchfield, 47, 44, scr—9l; G. , Neville, 47, 42, scr—B9; D. E. Wilton. 43. 45 scr —Bß; N. Shepherd, 46, 40. scr—S6; H." F. Buckley, 43, 43, scr—B6; E. A. ■ Foot, 43, 33, B—SI.8 —SI. THE MATAMATA CLUB [from our own correspondent] MATAMATA, Monday ■ The second series for the Matamata Rifle Club's championship was fired at the Peria range on Saturday. The best scores were:—• \V. M. Griffiths, 48 at 500 yds, 46 at 600 yds, total 04; H. W. Rollett, 46, 46—92; R. H, Rollett, 4S, 43—91; H. R. King, 46, 43—89;,. K. De Lnen, 41. 47—88; W. Butler. 47. 40—s7 ; f. pitcher. 42, 44—86; C. Landells, 47, 36—53; H. Kceebone, 44, 38—82; L. Park, 42, 3ti —SI. COMPETITION AT WAIHI {by telegraph—OWN correspondent] WAIHI. Monday Returned soldiers, territorials and members of the Waihi Rifle Club held a competition on the Waihi rifle range on Saturday afternoon. The teams' match was won by the Rifle Club with 513 points; the Territorials were second with 498; and the returned soldiers third with 431. Rifleman D. Scath was the winner of the individual shoot vrith a score of 102 points.